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3mg of Melatonin For Each Hour Of Time Difference To Beat Jet Lag

by Anil Polat | Jun 14, 2007 | Health and Fitness | 0

On average, it takes one day for each hour of time difference to recover from jet lag. If you’re going from New York to Istanbul for example (8 hour time difference) it will take you 8 hours to get back on schedule.

The transition can be made easier with some help from the easily accessible supplement melatonin.

Norman E. Rosenthal, MD, melatonin expert and professor of psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical School recommends 3 mg of melatonin (available at drugstores) 30 minutes before bedtime. For extended vacations, a sunrise alarm clock might do the trick and get you out of bed on time.

JFK Terror Plot, Not So Much

by Anil Polat | Jun 14, 2007 | Security | 3

Our very own Peaceluvbug was caught up in this mess on June 1 when all of the outgoing flight were canceled for the day. It turns out that the plot was both infeasible and hardly could be called a real plan of any sort.

The alleged plan, to blow up JFK’s fuel tanks and a small segment of the 40-mile petroleum pipeline that supplies the airport, was ridiculous. The fuel tanks are thick-walled, making them hard to damage. The airport tanks are separated from the pipelines by cutoff valves, so even if a fire broke out at the tanks, it would not back up into the pipelines. And the pipeline couldn’t blow up in any case, since there’s no oxygen to aid combustion. Not that the terrorists ever got to the stage — or demonstrated that they could get there — where they actually obtained explosives.

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Porn 12% of the Internet

by Anil Polat | Jun 14, 2007 | Tech | 0

Porn accounts for 42% of all file searching queries and much of the innovation behind online banking, and digital rights management (DRM) began in the red light Internet.

Today, adult websites make up 12 percent of the Internet, according to Top Ten Reviews. These sites attract 72 million unique visitors a month (more than 28,000 people are viewing Internet pornography at any given second).

Perhaps time for a foXXXnoMad.com?

Offset Offerings From Major Online Travel Agencies

by Anil Polat | Jun 14, 2007 | Air, Green | 0

Flying creates tons of CO2 each year (find out how much for each flight) and now many of the major online ticket sites are offering offsets when you buy.

All of the most prominent online travel agencies — Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity — offer a convenient way to voluntarily pay to offset CO2emissions caused by a trip. Just click to have the price of the offset added to your bill.

Each online travel agency contracts with one of several clean energy companies (Expedia – TerraPass, Orbitz – Carbonfund, Travelocity – The Conservation Fund).